This 3-day Instructor Led course how to use SharePoint as your platform for Business Intelligence. Journey through the SharePoint Business Intelligence Center, Excel Services, Reporting Services, Analysis Service, Performance Point and PowerPivot to implement your BI Strategies and enable your decision makers to see data in new and dynamic ways!
This course will take you down a path of building a BI environment from scratch to full interactive dashboards using the Microsoft BI Stack.
Audience
Sr Business Intelligence Architects and Consultants, Sr Business Analysts, anyone responsible for implmenting BI with SharePoint.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Explore the new Business Intelligence Center, Analysis Services, Excel Services, Business Connectivity Services, Visio Services, Access Services, Power Pivot, Performance Point and Bing Maps.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Understanding of SharePoint 2010 User Interface, database reporting concepts and familiarity with Data Marts and Data Warehouses.
Module 1: Overview
Module 2: Business Intelligence
Lessons
- Business Intelligence
Lab 1: Business Intelligence Worksheet
- Answer Business Intelligence Questions
Module 3: Business Intelligence Center
Lessons
- Business Intelligence Center
Lab 1: Business Intelligence Center
- Explore SharePoint Business Intelligence Center
- Explore Dashboard Designer
Module 4: Data Mart & Data Warehouses
Lessons
- Understanding Data and Data Formats
- Building Data Marts & Data Warehouses
Lab 1: Data & Data Formats
- Explore Data Formats
Lab 2: Build A Data Warehouse
- Create a Simple Data Warehouse
Lab 3: Extract & Load
- Explore the Extract stage
Lab 4: Transform & Load
- Explore Transform & Load stages
- Realize the importance of primary/unique keys
Lab 5: Granularity
- Create Data Warehouse Granularity Levels
Lab 6: Build A Data Mart
- Create a Data Mart
Lab 7: SQL Server to SharePoint Lists
- Populate a SharePoint List with SQL Server data
Module 5: Business Connectivity Services
Lessons
- Business Connectivity Services
Lab 1: BCS Basics
- Explore External Content Types
- Create a new External Content Type
- Create an External List
Lab 2: BCS With Data Warehouse
- Create an Large External List using ECTs
- Using Filters and External lists
- Creating and Configuring Entity Profile Pages
Lab 3: Office & BCS for BI
- Explore Office and BCS Integration
Module 6: Analysis Services
Lessons
- Analysis Services
Lab 1: Analysis Services
- Create Dimension and Fact tables with SSIS
Lab 2: Building An Analysis Services Database
- Create a Analysis Services Database
- Create a Cube
- Create Dimensions
- Create Fact Tables
- Create a KPI
Module 7: Filter Web Parts
Lessons
- Filter Web Parts
Lab 1: Filter Web Parts
- Use each of the Filter Web Parts
Lab 2: UserProfiles and Filters
- Integrate User Profiles with Filters and Reports
Module 8: Excel Services
Lessons
- Excel Services
Lab 1: Create An Excel Report
- Create An Excel Report
Lab 2: Excel Services
- Learn to use Excel Services
- Create/Publish to Excel Services
- Configure Excel Services
- Shared Data Connections
Lab 3: MDX
- Explore Excel 2010 MDX features
- Create a Slicer
- Create an MDX Set
Lab 4: Sparklines
- Use Excel 2010 Sparklines
Lab 5: Filters & Excel Services
- Explore Filter Web Parts and Excel Services
Lab 6: REST & Web Services
- Explore REST features of Excel Services
- Explore the Excel Services Web Service
Module 9: PowerPivot
Lessons
- PowerPivot For SharePoint
- PowerPivot For Excel
Lab 1: Install Power Pivot
- Install PowerPivot for Excel
- Install PowerPivot for SharePoint 2010
- Configure PowerPivot for SharePoint
Lab 2: Use PowerPivot
- Explore PowerPivot Functions
- Use Basic PowerPivot
- Use PowerPivot with Large DataSets
- Create PowerPivot Linked Tables
- Publish to SharePoint
- Automating Data Refresh
- Analyzing Usage Data
Module 10: Reporting Services
Lessons
- Reporting Services
- Reports
Lab 1: Install Reporting Services
- Configure Reporting Services
- Create a Reporting Services Report
- Configure Reporting Services Web Part
Lab 2: Building Reports with Reporting Services
- Create Advanced Reporting Services report
- Filter Web Parts and Reports
Lab 3: Automating Reports with Reporting Services
- Create Report Part Gallery
- Create a Report Library
- Create Report Parts
- Create a Report using Report Parts
- Automated Report Delivery
Lab 4: Reporting Services and PowerPivot
- Setup Reporting Services RSS Feed
- Create and Use Data Feed Library
- Utilize Reporting Services data in PowerPivot
- Utilize PowerPivot data in Reporting Services
Module 11: Performance Point
Lessons
- Performance Point
Lab 1: Performance Point
- Explore Performance Service Application
- Explore the Dashboard Designer
- Create A Scorecard
- Create A PP KPI
- Explore Time Intelligence
- Create Performance Point Reports
- Create Filters
- Create A Dashboard
Module 12: Visio & Access Services
Lessons
- Visio Services
- Access Services
Lab 1: Visio Servcies
- Use Visio Services
- Publish a Visio to SharePoint
- Tie report process to Visio
Lab 2: Access Services
- Explore Access Services
- Publish Access Database To SharePoint
Module 13: GeoSpatial Data with Charts & Maps
Lessons
- Charts & Maps
- GeoSpatial Data
Lab 1: GeoSpatial Data with SQL Server
- Populate a SQL Server Database using Shape2SQL
- Utilize the new Spatial Data Types in SQL Server
- Create a Reporting Services Report using Geospatial Data
- Publish Geospatial Data to SharePoint 2010
Lab 2: Bing Maps
- Utilize Bing Maps API
- Create a Simple Map With Content Editor Web Part
- Create an Advanced Map with Data Views
- Explore Filters, Data Views and Bing Maps integration
- Integrate Geospatial Customer data into SharePoint Sites
Lab 3: NET Charts
- Utilize .NET Charts